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What Are You
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Pop Johnson
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One day in May, a strange animal swam about in a pond.
He asked every animal he met the same question.
"What are you?" the animal asked a frog.
"I'm a frog, of course. Why do you ask?"
"Am I a frog?" the strange animal asked.
"Well, you have webbed feet like a frog. Do you jump like a frog?"
"No, I do not jump," the strange animal answered.
"Then you are not a frog," said the frog.
So, the strange animal swam about in the pond.
He asked every animal he met the same question.
"What are you?" the animal asked a duck.
"I'm a duck, of course. Why do you ask?"
"Am I a duck?" the strange animal asked.
"Well, you have a long flat bill like a duck,
and you have webbed feet like a duck.
Do you quack like a duck?"
"No, I do not quack," the strange animal answered.
"Then you are not a duck," said the duck.
So, the strange animal swam about in the pond.
He asked every animal he met the same question.
"What are you?" the animal asked a beaver.
"I'm a beaver, of course. Why do you ask?"
"Am I a beaver?" the animal asked the beaver.
"Well, you have a wide flat tail like a beaver,
but do you have big sharp teeth to cut down a tree?"
"No, I do not have big sharp teeth," the strange animal answered.
"Then you are not a beaver," said the beaver.
So, the strange animal swam about in the pond.
He asked every animal he met the same question.
"What are you?" the animal asked an otter.
"I'm an otter, of course. Why do you ask?"
"Am I an otter?" the strange animal asked.
"Well, you have a slick furry coat like an otter,
but do you have a long tail to help you swim under water?"
"No, I do not have a long tail," the strange animal answered.
"Then you are not an otter," said the otter.
Finally, the strange animal stopped swimming about
and thought to himself:
I am not a frog, but I have webbed feet.
I am not a duck, but I have a long flat bill.
I am not a beaver, but I have a wide flat tail.
I am not an otter, but I have a slick furry coat.
What kind of animal am I?
"Why, you're a platypus, of course.
Why do you ask?"
The End
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